ESB seek permission for coms tower

Cavan County Council have received a planning application from ESB Telecoms Ltd for development works on the outskirts of Cavan town.

The application is for a development consisting of the construction of a 36 metre high free standing lattice communications structure and its associated antennae, communication dishes and ground equipment within a 2.4m high palisade fence compound.

If approved the proposed communication structure will be located at the ESB Networks site at Moynehall, Cavan.

ESB Telecoms have a portfolio of towers spread nationwide, delivering “flexibility of location and a future-proofed service for mobile and wireless communications operators alike”. The company have recently embarked on a fibre enablement to 250 of their communication tower sites.

The Cavan application was received by the local planning office at the end of August with a decision due by October 20.